Hamm v. City of Rock Hill
Decided December 14, 1964. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 2 · 379 U.S. 306 (1964) · Cited 243 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 3
- Tom C. Clark · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 2
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg
- William Orville Douglas · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 4
- Byron Raymond White · filed a dissenting opinion
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a dissenting opinion
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Bell v. Maryland · 378 U.S. 226 (1964)
- United States v. Chambers · 291 U.S. 217 (1934)
- Cohens v. Virginia · 19 U.S. 264 (1821)
- United States v. Jin Fuey Moy · 241 U.S. 394 (1916)
- Kesler v. Department of Public Safety of Utah · 369 U.S. 153 (1962)
- Ferguson v. Skrupa · 372 U.S. 726 (1963)
- International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street · 367 U.S. 740 (1961)
- George Moore Ice Cream Co. v. Rose · 289 U.S. 373 (1933)
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. United States · 208 U.S. 452 (1908)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Georgia v. Rachel · 384 U.S. 780 (1966)
- City of Greenwood v. Peacock · 384 U.S. 808 (1966)
- Pipefitters Local Union No. 562 v. United States · 407 U.S. 385 (1972)
- Johnson v. Mississippi · 421 U.S. 213 (1975)
- Benton v. Maryland · 395 U.S. 784 (1969)
- Klopfer v. North Carolina · 386 U.S. 213 (1967)
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton · 413 U.S. 49 (1973)
- Adderley v. Florida · 385 U.S. 39 (1966)
- Zschernig v. Miller · 389 U.S. 429 (1968)
- Daniel v. Paul · 395 U.S. 298 (1969)
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